Family Bash | Digital productions ARTE

Family Bash

A visual novel with biting humour, 2022

"Familiy Bash tells the timeless story of family, the family we love, the family we cherish, the family we slander and the family we despise.

You arrive in the village hall of a small French town in Normandy for your grandfather's birthday party: 90 years old, almost all his wits and still the living memory of your family. Just as the reunion is about to be a colourful one, you find yourself at the centre of an intergenerational conflict with unforeseeable consequences. You begin to uncover the dark secrets and ulterior motives of your…

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    Technical Info & Short Credits

    Format
    Video games
    Genre
    Fiction
    Technique
    Animation
    Storyline
    Anthony Jauneaud, Edouard Philippe, Charles Lebrun
    Game design
    Edouard Philippe, Charles Lebrun
    Narration
    Anthony Jauneaud, Charles Lebrun
    Illustration
    Geoffroy Monde
    Animation
    La mécanique du plastique, Nicolas Liautaud, Nicolas Dubois
    UI
    La mécanique du plastique, Nicolas Liautaud, Nicolas Dubois
    Sound design
    Nicolas Dubois, Rafael Torres, Luis Torres
    Music
    Colorswap Studios, Rafael Torres, Luis Torres
    Programming
    Lucas Curci, Bastien Stenafi
    Tooling
    Lucas Curci, Bastien Stenafi
    French/English translation
    Rachel Aicard
    Production
    Atomic Racoon Studio, Kilosaurus
    Publisher
    ARTE France

    Credits

    Unique features

    • Incisive writing, inspired by transgressive Scandinavian films ("Festen" 1998)

      Vos conversations ont un impact, attention à ce que vous répondez, l’ambiance d’anniversaire en dépend !

    • Fully rounded, believable characters

      The twenty or so characters that make "Family Bash" tick can only exist if they change during the adventure.

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